Imaging of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 10 Imaging of Total Knee Arthroplasty Michael K. Brooks, Christopher J. Palestro, Barbara N. Weissman Total knee arthroplasty results in improvement in overall quality of life in more than…
Osteotomy About the Knee: American Perspective
Chapter 94 Osteotomy About the Knee American Perspective James M. Leone, Arlen D. Hanssen The purpose of realignment osteotomy about an arthritic knee is to transfer weight-bearing forces from the…
Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty
Chapter 65 Sulcus-Deepening Trochleoplasty David DeJour, Paulo R.F. Saggin Normal and Pathologic Anatomy The normal trochlea is located in the anterior aspect of the distal femur. It is composed of…
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation
Chapter 35 Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Kostas Economopoulos, Tom R. Carter, Anikar Chhabra Our understanding of the function of the meniscus has evolved over the past half- century. Historically, the meniscus…
Instability in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 129 Instability in Total Knee Arthroplasty James A. Browne, Sebastien Parratte, Mark W. Pagnano It has been said that total knee arthroplasty is a soft tissue procedure. Creating rectangular…
Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Chapter 42 Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Robert A. Magnussen, Joseph P. DeAngelis, Kurt P. Spindler Advantages of and Contraindications to Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Procedures Although general indications…
Mobile-Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 112 Mobile-Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty Raymond H. Kim, Douglas A. Dennis Indications for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have expanded as prosthetic designs, implant materials, and surgical techniques have improved….
Tibial Spine Fractures
Chapter 89 Tibial Spine Fractures Yi-Meng Yen, Mininder S. Kocher An avulsion fracture of the tibial intercondylar eminence usually occurs in individuals between the ages of 8 and 14 with…
Normal Knee Embryology and Development
Chapter 84 Normal Knee Embryology and Development James G. Jarvis, Hans K. Uhthoff The term embryology infers the study of embryos. Today, embryology generally refers to the entire period of…
Treatment of Periprosthetic Fractures Around a Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chapter 83 Treatment of Periprosthetic Fractures Around a Total Knee Arthroplasty George J. Haidukewych, Steven Lyons, Thomas Bernasek Periprosthetic fractures remain common complications after total knee arthroplasty. The number of…
